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Elementary Particles

Problem 6.300

6.300.6.300 . A Σ+\Sigma^{+} hyperon with kinetic energy TΣ=320MeVT_{\Sigma}=320 \mathrm{MeV} disintegrated during its flight into a neutral particle and a positive pion outgoing with kinetic energy Tπ=42MeVT_{\pi}=42 \mathrm{MeV} at right angles to the hyperon's motion direction. Find the rest mass of the neutral particle (in MeV units).

Reveal Answer
m=mΣ2+mπ22(mΣ+TΣ)(mπ+Tπ)=0.94GeVneutronm=\sqrt{m_{\Sigma}^{2}+m_{\pi}^{2}-2\left(m_{\Sigma}+T_{\Sigma}\right)\left(m_{\pi}+T_{\pi}\right)}=0.94 \mathrm{GeV} \text{neutron}